Mounting for baking pans



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ADRIEN L. LAN GEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHICAGO METAILIG FACTUBING 00., OF-OEICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

income roe BAKING FANS.

a lication filed ctober 10,- 1 927. Serial in. 225,148.

This invention relates "to a mounting for bakingpans and the like, and is concerned particularly with certain improvements in a a frame structure in' which a number of such ans may be supported in unitary fashion." I rovlde a t is aimed in this invention to safe and compact mounting whic may be formedof bars of standard-kind, which-will permit the pans to be individually secured .1 in place 'orbe removed therefrom withoutmodification or mutilation of the pans, which will afford tothe pans an; adequate protection during handling and usage, and which will be light, ine ensive, and durable 1n service. Otherob ects andpurposes Wlll s also appear from the description andclaims herein, taken in con uncti0n with the. ac-- companying drawings wherein is illustrated an embodiment of the invention in the man; 29 ner following; 1 Figure 1 is a bottom lan view of the frame in which a plura 'ty of pans are mounted; L v Fig. 2'is a transverse section therethrough 25 on line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are sectional details of three forms of connection between the frame and pans mounted therein;

Fig. 6 is adetail in perspective brace and the frame walls with which. it is associated;

Fig, 7 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of another form of cross brace showing its ac connection with the associated frame wall;

and I Fig. 8 isa detail in sectiondzaken on line of Fig.7. I

The mountingherein shown and described 1 so isadapted for baking pans A of, various kinds, the ones illustrated being formed with a plurality of on s10 which depend from aplate 11 having ypreferenoe itsedges 12 rolled for reinforcement. The cups are area ranged in rows the outermost of which are adjacent the ed es-of the plate whose cor v hers are rounde in general conformit with the walls of the proximate cups.

pan'construction, which is common at the to present time, provides to the outside ofthe depending cups a marginal ledge which' is' utilized in the mounting of same within the} .frameKB now to be described I;'- -'.;j j 1, *As shown, this frame is formed from an as angle iron bar- 15 having a flange 16 which i i is extended horizontall'y 'Fig.' 1 I have illustrated aframe having of the 80 connection between one end of the crossscrews 27 preferably the former. In like proximate frame-asides with which they abut.

grouped in-two rows and so require a sup;

port intermediately of two opposite walls of the frame. For this purpose I provide a cross brace C which may conveniently be.

made of a;pair of angle irons having juxtaposed bars 20 and; oppositely extended "flanges 21; as shown in Figs. 1 and 6; or

of a single T-iron having a wide top flange 22 with a wall 23 depending centrally there= from, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The flanges 21 of the brace shown in Figs. 1 and 3 are-cut off at 25 short of the bar ends 9 26 which are bent around oppositely through so as to be mutually aligned and parallel with the proximate side of the frame B. The two ends of the angle iron forming this frame are in close proximity adjacent 85 one end of the cross brace so that the .op- V positely turned ends 26 may abut the frame ends for connection therewith. This may be accomplished by the use of rivets or manner the opposite end of the cross brace is secured onthe side of the frame proximate thereto. I By the use of other fasten. ings 28, the twocomponents of the brace are joined inseparably to each other. In these caseof theone-piece brace shown in Figs? 7 and 8, the top flange 22 is terminated short "of the wall 23 the ends 30 of which are laterally bent into parallelism with the The meeting 'fe'nds .of the frame aremisaligned with respect' toithis braceso that its turned end 30 maylap past the break to efi'ect a connection as with rivets 31.

Theieross braceso provided and gained. 105

"to the frame is recessed at 32, simiiariy to the cuts 17, the end'retesses of the brace be :ing complementary to the proximate recesses in the frame walls.

In the illustrative construction a single brace is used to provide'llo beneath the pan support for two rows of pans, but obviously the number and location of such braces will have to be determined by the capacit and arrangement desired. The pans are a apted for mounting in such a frame, and when placed therein from the upper side will present their led es upon the flanges of the frame sides and cross braces supported thereby. With a pan having depending cups, as shown, the recesses on the flanges of the frame and cross brace are relied upon to accommodate such cups in part, so that the intervening flange portions will underlie the pan ledges to furnish the necessary su port. After so mounting the pans in place, astening mean may be applied to hold the'pans securely, and as suggestive of several instrumentalities for this purpose reference will now be made to Figs. 3, 4. and L1 By reason of the rolled or reinforced edge 12, the main plate of each pan will be held off of the frame flange when the pan ledges are rested thereupon. It is desirable that this gap should be closed at points where connecting mediums, such as rivets or bolts 35, extend through the pan ledge and frame flange. As shown in Fig. 3, the flange 16 is provided at such oints with an upwardly extended boss 36 w ich meets a second boss 37 depending from the ledge, the result being that a countersink is formed for the bolt or rivet head. 11: the construction of Fig. 4, one boss 38 alone is used, this being depended from the pan ledge a distance suiiicient to rest on the frame flange. If desired, a washer 39 may be interposed between the head of the rivet or bolt and thebottom of this countersink, as shown. Again in Fig. 5 a single downstruck boss 40 is provided, there being a washer 41 placed between the boss and the flange 16 to close any remaining gap. These several formations are suggestive of many which would answer satisfactorily the requirements of this invention.

In every case the heads of the rivets or bolts 35 are sunk flush with or below the surface of the pan so as to avoid interference with surrounding objects durin handling.

It is important to note 1; at the mounting of this invention provides a unitary framework for the several pans. These ma be handled as a' unit withconvenience and acility. In addition, the structure is both strong and protective in that the angle bars extend down alon distance, preferab not les than the depth of the on s which epend from'the pans. As suggests in Fig. 2, the frame may be so proportioned as to hold the bottom of the cups slightly off of a t ble top or oven floor when the multiple-pan structure is in use. Also because the par. edges are secured tightly and closely to the frame top, there is very little chance of iniury tothe pans from their upper sides. Should it be desired, however,

the frame sides a desired incense to replace any one or more pans, this may be accomplished easily by first removing the Q connecting bolts or rivets 35 and then 'sub-' stituting new pans which are similarly secured in place.

I claim:

1. The combination witha plurality of pans arranged in a row,each panhaving a cup depending from a ledge which i -laten' ally extended, of a commd'n mounting for the several pans comprising un angle iron frame arranged to present an inwardly extending flange beneath the pan ledges, the frame beingof rectangular contour and having portions of its flange cut away at the corners of the frame, and means extending through the flange and ledge of each pan for securing the latter to the frame, substantially as described U a 2. The combinationwith a plurality of pans arranged in a row, each an having a plurality of cups depending from a ledge which islaterally extended, of a common mounting for the several pans comprising an angle iron frame of rectangular form having an inwardly extended flange adapted to underlie the ledges of the pan to support the 7 also a cross'brace extended necting said brace end with both ends of the angle iron whereby to secure the same together, and means connecting the pans to the frame and cross brace, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a plurality of baldng'pans'arranged in lural rows, each pan having plural rows 0? depending cups from which is outwardly extended a ledge, of amounting for the several an ledges comprising an angle bar frame 0? rectangular form having an inwardly extended flange provided with recesses ad acent the proxi mate cups of the pans for partially receiving the same, the flange being further cut away at each corner of the frame where the bar is bent through 90, across brace extended between two opposite walls of the frame and connected at its ends therewith, the meeting ends of the bar forming the frame being aligned with one end of the cross brace and having connection therewith,

and means for securing the several pans to the frame, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a plurality of pans arranged in plural rows, each pan having plural rows of cups depending from a surrounding ledge, of a common mounting for the pans comprising an angle bar bent into a frame of rectangular form with its two ends in adjacent relation alongone side of the frame, a cross brace extended from a point adjacent the meeting ends of the frame bar to an opposite wall, of the frame, means connecting the ends of the cross brace with the proximate frame sides whereby the meeting ends of the bar are also secured to each other, the cross brace and frame be ing provided with inwardly extended flanges adapted to underlie the pan ledges to support the same, there being recesses in the flanges adjacent the proximate cups whereby to partly receive the same, and means for. securing the pans fast to the frame, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a pan having rows of cups depending from a surrounding ledge, of a rectangular angle iron frame adapted to surround the pan and provide a support for the ledge thereof, the frame being extended below the ledge along the cups to afford lateral protection thereto, the flange of the langle iron being extended inwardly beneath the ledge and having recesses therein adjacent the proximate cups of the pan for partly receiving the same, the

flange being cut away adjacent the corners ofthe frame, and means for sec ring the pans to the frame, substantially as esoribed.

7, The combination with a pan having a cup depending from a surrounding narrow ledge, of a bar bent into the form of a rec- Y tending inwardly for securmg the pan tothe frame, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a rectangular angle iron frame having an inwardlyextended flange, of a pan having a ledge wlth a reinforced edge adapted to rest upon the frame flange, tl" are being a gap between the frame and the an ledge whenv the pan edge is in contact with the flan e, connecting means passing through. the ange and pan led e at intervals for connecting the one to the other, and news surrounding each such connecting means occupying the s ace within the gap, substantially as describe 9. In combination with a rectangular angle iron frame having an inwardly extended flange of a pan provided with an outwardly extending ledge which terminates in a reinforced edge of increased thickness, the pan being adapted for reception in the frame with its edge resting upon the flange thereof whereby the ledge is slightly spaced therefrom, spaced means extending through the flange/and ledge for connecting the pan to the frame, and means surrounding said connecting means extending between the ledge and flan e for closing the space therebetween, su stantiall as described.

ARIEN L. LANGEL 

